Investing Powers In The Hands Of Judges Unacceptable — OBJ
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has described as ‘cathedral judgements’ verdicts of the Nigerian judges on electoral disputes, maintaining that three to five judges should not be allowed to overturn decisions made by millions of voters during elections. Obasanjo described the powers vested in the hands of a few judges as totally unacceptable. The […]
Senate Gears Up To Review Laws Of The Federation
The Senate has tasked its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters with working alongside the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation to commence the process of updating the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004. This decision was prompted by a motion sponsored by Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan (APC, Borno […]
Nigeria, Germany Ink $500M Deals for Energy, Gas Exports
President Bola Tinubu took center stage on Tuesday as he presided over the signing of two crucial Memoranda of Understanding: one shaping the export of Nigerian gas to Germany and the other backing renewable energy projects with a substantial investment of $500 million. At the 10th German-Nigerian Business Forum in Berlin, Germany, the President asserted […]
OpenAI Personnel Mulls Joining Ex-CEO Altman In Mass Exodus
A large number of OpenAI staff have threatened to resign from the company and join Microsoft, where ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman are spearheading a new ‘advanced AI research team.’ In a quickly unfolding sequence of events, Altman, who was removed by the board on Friday, has been appointed […]
S’Africa Alleges Israel’s Involvement in War Crimes, Genocide
The BRICS group of nations held an extraordinary summit on Tuesday, during which South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accused Israel of perpetrating war crimes and “genocide” in Gaza. A virtual meeting of BRICS, a coalition of major emerging economies encompassing Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is being hosted by Pretoria to devise a […]
Czech Coach Silhavy Resigns After Euro 2024 Qualification
Czech Republic coach Jaroslav Silhavy announced on Monday that he would be resigning, shortly after witnessing his team secure automatic qualification for Euro 2024 with a 3-0 victory over Moldova. ‘Even though we are happy now, we had already decided before the game not to continue,’ the 62-year-old coach told Czech Television in a post-match […]
South Africa Calls For Netanyahu’s Arrest Over Palestine War
The government of South Africa has called on the International Crime Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by mid-December. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni pointed out that if the ICC did not do this, it would signal a ‘total failure’ of global governance. ‘The world cannot simply stand […]
French Senate Mulls Compensation For Victims Of Anti-Gay Laws
France’s Senate will this week to debate a draft law that would allow people convicted under anti-gay laws before 1982 to receive financial compensation. Two French statutes, one establishing the age of consent for same-sex encounters and the other defining such relations as an aggravating factor in acts of ‘public outrage,’ resulted in thousands of […]
South Africa To Host Key BRICS Summit On Israel-Hamas War
South Africa will Tuesday (today) host a virtual summit of the BRICS group of nations, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, to discuss the Israel-Hamas war, Pretoria and Moscow has disclosed. The BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are a group of major emerging economies seeking to reshape the US and Western-led […]
Presidency Lambasts Obasanjo Over Democracy ‘Failure’ Comment
The Nigerian Presidency has lashed out at former President Olusegun Obasanjo blaming him for the current state of Nigeria’s democracy. Mr. Bayo Onanuga who is the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, pointed out that the democracy the country currently practises dates back to direct inputs by Obasanjo when he led the country’s […]
Rema, Burna Boy Win 2023 Billboard Music Awards
Nigerian superstar singers, Burna Boy and Rema bagged individual awards at the inaugural Afrobeats categories at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. Burna Boy won the Top Afrobeats Artiste, while Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ remix featuring Selena Gomez won the Top Afrobeats Song. The ‘African Giant’ crooner beat stiff competition from Wizkid, Rema, Tems, and Cameroonian star, […]
83 MDAs Summoned As Reps Probe ₦447bn COVID-19 Spending
The Nigerian House of Representatives has summoned 83 ministries, departments, and agencies of the Federal Government as it begins an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of over N447.6bn COVID-19 intervention fund from 2020 to 2022. Investigations carried out into the budgets of the MDAs showed that no fewer than 22 of them got not less […]